🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Colorado
Colorado operates 32 natural gas power plants totaling 7,328 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 16.9M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants32operating
Capacity7,327 MWnameplate
Generation16.9M MWhannual
Where natural gas plants sit in Colorado
All Colorado natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St Vrain | Platteville | Weld County | 1,149 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Cherokee | Denver | Adams County | 1,006 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Keenesburg | Weld County | 685 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Front Range Power Plant | Fountain | El Paso County | 554 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Pueblo | Pueblo County | 440 MW | Black Hills Service Company Llc |
| Spindle Hill Energy Center | Fort Lupton | Weld County | 420 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Blue Spruce Energy Center | Aurora | Adams County | 398 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Jm Shafer Generating Station | Ft. Lupton | Weld County | 397 MW | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Manchief Electric Generating Station | Brush | Morgan County | 300 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Brush Generation Facility | Brush | Morgan County | 297 MW | Brush Power Llc |
| South Plant (Co) | Colorado Springs | El Paso County | 245 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Fountain Valley Power Facility | Fountain | El Paso County | 228 MW | Fountain Valley Power Llc |
| Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project | Denver | Denver County | 194 MW | Swg Arapahoe, Llc |
| Limon Generating Station | Limon | Lincoln County | 154 MW | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Frank Knutson | Commerce City | Adams County | 154 MW | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Valmont Combustion Turbine Project | Boulder | Boulder County | 142 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Plains End Ii Llc | Arvada | Jefferson County | 118 MW | Plains End Operating Services Llc |
| Plains End | Arvada | Jefferson County | 114 MW | Plains End Operating Services Llc |
| Fort Lupton | Ft. Lupton | Weld County | 101 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| George Birdsall | Colorado Springs | El Paso County | 61 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Valmont | Boulder | Boulder County | 59 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Colorado Energy Nations Company | Golden | Jefferson County | 35 MW | Molson Coors Usa Llc |
| University Of Colorado | Boulder | Boulder County | 33 MW | University Of Colorado |
| Fruita | Grand Junction | Mesa County | 27 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| American Gypsum Cogeneration | Gypsum | Eagle County | 10 MW | Eagle Materials Co Llc |
| Gaylord Rockies Chp | Aurora | Adams County | 4 MW | Unison Energy Llc |
| Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan | Fort Morgan | Morgan County | 3 MW | Western Sugar Cooperative |
| Zuni | Denver | Denver County | — | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Rifle Generating Station | Rifle | Garfield County | — | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Mountain Peak Power Station | Keenesburg | Weld County | — | Mountain Peak Power, Llc |
| Horizon | Colorado Springs | El Paso County | — | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Canyon Peak Power Station | Bennett | Arapahoe County | — | Canyon Peak Power, Llc |